This building was named for Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1985, seventeen years after he gave his anti-Vietnam War speech from the steps of Sproul Hall
MLK Student Union houses the ASUC, Berkeley's student government. It has many conference rooms available for student-use, including the Pauley Ballroom and a study lounge/computer lab on the first floor. On the ground floor, students can find the ASUC Bookstore and Bear's Lair restaurants, including the popular Bear's Lair Pub.